Lot 10354 – DURING THE GAMES (OPENING CEREMONY): 1924 (Jul 5) Front/parcel piece with 1924 Olympic set with Olympic Village cancels and handstamps

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Lot 10354 – DURING THE GAMES (OPENING CEREMONY): 1924 (Jul 5) Front/parcel piece with 1924 Olympic set with Olympic Village cancels and handstamps

Olympics » 1924 Paris » Covers and Cancellations
Price realised
1’000 EUR
Estimate
300 EUR
Auction date
Tue 4 Jun 2019 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

DURING THE GAMES (OPENING CEREMONY): 1924 (Jul 5) Front/parcel piece with 1924 Olympic set plus vignette (faulty) tied by “COLOMBES / VILLAGE-OLYMPIQUE” cds with “COLOMBES-VILLAGE OLYMPIQUE” and “COLOMBES / OLYMPIQUE” and “JEUX / OLYMPIQUES / MAI A JUILLET / 1924” handstamps adjacent, very fine and scarce, plus picture postcard of the opening ceremony with 45c Merson tied by Olympics roller cancel and group of 5 vifnettes/poster stamps depciting a Javelin thrower in different colours

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